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A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2017

The ongoing legal battle between the city of Jacksonville and the family business of Councilwoman Katrina Brown was slated to continue Thursday in the Duval County Courthouse. However, the defendants failed to show. The issue Thursday: a “motion to strike” a response in the case from the councilwoman’s mother, which involves two Brown businesses — “CoWealth LLC” […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2017

Outdoor storage of tires for sale may eventually be a thing of the past in the city of Jacksonville, if an ordinance filed last month becomes law. Ordinance 2017-231 would require storage of tires for sale to be not visible from the street or adjacent properties within 5 years of the effective date of the ordinance. This would remedy […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2017

The question going into Wednesday’s “Committee of the Whole” meeting of the Jacksonville City Council was a two-parter. Would committee members vote on the bills as part of the four-hour committee proceedings? And would anyone dare vote against Lenny Curry‘s pension reform plan? On the first 11 bills, which will implement collective bargaining deals if passed […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2017

Jacksonville Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan, a pragmatist, often invests in incumbent politicians. And when it came to the inauguration of Donald Trump, Khan invested bigly: $1,000,000, as the Daily Beast reported Wednesday. NFL owners, in total, donated $7.25M — 1/15 of what the Trump Inaugural Committee brought in total. Every NFL owner who donated gave a million dollars, […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 19, 2017

The final Jacksonville City Council vote on Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s pension reform bills is still a few days a way. However, the “Committee of the Whole” meeting to be held Wednesday afternoon stands as an excellent preview of what is to come — a closing argument. The Curry team — especially the political side — […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2017

Even in the best of times, public comment is often the most tedious part of a Jacksonville City Council meeting. The spectacle, as is the case with most meetings of governmental bodies, involves familiar gadflies making histrionic points. Generally, that’s considered the price of doing business. However, as was seen recently with discussions of expanding […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2017

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry isn’t the only candidate from the 904 area code in the mix for CFO. State Sen. Aaron Bean told us Tuesday that he too was being considered for the job … and he gave us some insight into the timing of the process. “My name is in the hat for CFO,” Bean said. […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2017

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In 2016, State House candidate Leslie Jean-Bart pulled no punches when describing what she saw as a pre-ordained process of endorsement in her race from the local Fraternal Order of Police. “They knew weeks ahead of time that they were going to endorse Kim Daniels. They have a relationship with her … [maybe] someone in particular […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 18, 2017

Two major political questions in Florida right now are predicated on the eventual decision of Gov. Rick Scott. But he’s in no rush to provide answers. One such decision: will he, as is widely expected, challenge Sen. Bill Nelson next year. Nelson, already in campaign mode, is telling reporters he’s “scared as a jackrabbit” to […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 17, 2017

Whatever public grousing there might have been from Jacksonville politicians about Mayor Lenny Curry‘s pension reform, it will be stifled after a dispositive internal poll from Curry’s political committee. The big number: 71 percent. That represents the number of Duval County residents who support Curry’s plan to close the old “dinosaur” defined benefit pension plans that have bled […]

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Jax councilor’s mother no-shows hearing in lawsuit with city

Tire blight exhausts Jax Council patience

Jacksonville City Council ‘committee of the whole’ greenlights pension reform

Shad Khan gave $1M to Donald Trump inaugural

Jacksonville City Council, Lenny Curry prep for pivotal pension vote

Jacksonville Council panel mulls shortening speaker time

Aaron Bean: ‘My name is in the hat for CFO’

Jax police union head, ethics commission nominee spar over police brutality

Rick Scott still mulls Senate race, CFO choice

Shock poll: Pension reform, Lenny Curry both top 70 percent with Jax voters